þeli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þeli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þeli

a, m. [akin to þel = nap], frozen ground; vetr svá góðr at engi kom þeli í jörð, Landn. (App.) 324; var þá allr þeli ór jörðu, ok svá blautlent at …, Fms. ix. 511; snælaust á jörðu, var svað a þelanum, viii. 393; en ef jörðin væri fyrir útan allan verma eðr yl, þá væri hón öll í einum þela, Sks. 210; þíða þela ór brjósti e-m, Hom. 107.

2 þeli

2. metaph. obstruction in the chest, catarrh; hafa þela fyrir brjóstinu.

3 þeli

COMPDS: þelahögg, þelalauss.

Runic Inscription

þᛁᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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